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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the WMAP satellite launched?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2013.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1999.

2. What did Ye Wenjie study in college?
(a) Astrophysics.
(b) Chinese history.
(c) Biology.
(d) Chinese literature.

3. What is Ye Zhetai's focus as a professor in the novel?
(a) Physics.
(b) Literature.
(c) History.
(d) Poetry.

4. Who is the source of the papers that are presented to Ye Wenjie in jail in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) Shao Lin.
(b) Ruan Wen.
(c) Xine.
(d) Wenxue.

5. How much time has passed in the game when Wang returns to it in Chapter 11, "Three Body: Mozi and Fiery Flames"?
(a) Six days.
(b) Several eons.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long had the Red Union "been attacking the headquarters of the April Twenty-eighth Brigade" when Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" begins?

2. Who is described as Ye Wenjie's astrophysics professor at her alma mater in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?

3. Ye Wenjie discovers in college that it is useless to excel at theory without what in astrophysics?

4. Who was killed along with Ye Wenjie's husband due to an accident at the base, according to the narrative in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?

5. Who is the director of the Division Political Department that interviews Ye Wenjie in Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Shao Lin and what is revealed about her character in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

2. How does Bai Mulin betray Ye Wenjie? Why does he betray her?

3. What imagery is described when Wang looks at the sky using the 3K glasses in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

4. What information does Cheng Lihua try to get from Ye Wenjie while she is jailed?

5. Who is Ye Zhetai? What is his character's importance in The Three-Body Problem?

6. Where is Ye Wenjie taken by helicopter in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"? Why?

7. What is the "microwave background" and how is it described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

8. What is revealed in the "Translator's Notes" in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

9. What does Ye Wenjie remark about potential alien contact in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?

10. Describe the narrative style in The Three-Body Problem. Does the narrative style change in the course of the novel?

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